1.0All About Heart And Blood Vesselshttps://johnsonfrancis.org/generalJohnson Francishttps://johnsonfrancis.org/general/author/jf/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="w3EECCeAVp"><a href="https://johnsonfrancis.org/general/valvular-heart-disease/">Valvular heart disease</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://johnsonfrancis.org/general/valvular-heart-disease/embed/#?secret=w3EECCeAVp" width="600" height="338" title="“Valvular heart disease” — All About Heart And Blood Vessels" data-secret="w3EECCeAVp" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://johnsonfrancis.org/general/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Valvular heart disease is a heterogeneous group of disorders of the heart in which various heart valves are diseased. The valves could be abnormal by birth (congenital valvular abnormalities) or the abnormality could be acquired in the course of life (acquired valvular heart disease).